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    Swept From the Sea

    PG-131998 · Romance · 1h 55m

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  1. Swept from the Sea (known as Amy Foster in the UK) is a 1997 drama film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, and Ian McKellen. [2] [3] Based on the 1901 short story "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad, [N 2] the film is about a doomed love affair between a simple country girl and a Ukrainian peasant who is swept onto the Cornish shore in 1888 after his emigrant ship ...

  2. Swept from the Sea: Directed by Beeban Kidron. With Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates. The story of Russian emigrant Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of nineteenth century.

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    • Drama, Mystery, Romance
    • Beeban Kidron
    • 1998-01-23
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  4. Jan 23, 1998 · Director. Joseph Conrad. Novel. Tim Willocks. Screenplay. The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him.

  5. Jan 23, 1998 · January 23, 1998. 4 min read. “Swept from the Sea” is a plodding retelling of “Amy Foster,” not one of Joseph Conrad’s best short stories. It follows the original more or less faithfully, except for the addition of a subtle element of homosexuality–which, if it had been less subtle, might have made the movie more intriguing.

  6. Swept From the Sea. NEW. Amy (Rachel Weisz), a maid in the house of wealthy Miss Swaffer (Kathy Bates), falls for a Russian stranger named Yanko (Vincent Perez) after his boat mistakenly washes up ...

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    • Romance
    • PG-13
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  8. The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.

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